The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-09-08
The Quarrel Between the Italian Delegates
Satisfactorily Adjusted and the Honors of
the Day Divided Between Them.
Some PeculiaritieS Connected with the
Thobe-Carlisle Contest for Seat.
The Veterans Rights Association Preparing
I to Bring Suit Against POstmasterGe
eral Villas in Behalf of Comrade.
THE MEDICAL CONGRESS.

Protection Against observation-disclosures of
the Trouble Between Italian Delegates.
WASHINGTON, Sept. I-President Davis
called the general session of the International
Medical Congress to order this morning. DR..
Garnett chairman of the executive COMMITTEES,
said it had been learned that tickets to the ban
quet for Thursday night had been surreptitiously
or improperly obtained by many persons who
do not belong TO the medical profession. 1t had
been determined. therefore, to cancel all out
standing invitations. Invitations to members
would be issued at the box office of the theater
Delegates were requested to wear their badges
and, when practicable, exhibit their member
ship certificates. He referred to what he termed
the 'humiliatlng experience" of Mon
day night at the conversation, when
gamins from the sidewalks and laborers
in their working clothes made their way into the
hall among those invited to greet and honor the
visitors. and few of whom stalked about the
hall as at a country fair. wearing straw or slouch
hats, and smoking poor cigars. President Davis
then called Professor Durante, of Rome, to the
chair as vicepresident from Italy, to preside,
while his compatr;ot from Naples, Professor
Semmola, should read the paper of the day.
Professor Durante's acceptance of the position
was evidence that the differences of the opening
gress had been smoothed over Aside from the
mere technical and scientific features of his ad-
dress, Professor Semmola took the
ground that modern tendencies were
in the direction of hypothesis and
abstract theory. and he urged return to
the safer and more conservative. though, per-
haps. slower methods of experimentation and
exact ascertanment of facts The fundamental
scope of medicine, ne said. was the care of dis
ease Progress to-day in the art was hindered
by a tendency to bacteriology, which threatened
to grow into a system of itself instead OF becom-
ing or remaining the handmade and
auxiliary of applied medicine. Ger
tainly microscopic world does ex-
ist, the exploration or which brought to light
myriads of enemies of mankind: but the solu-
tion of the problems thus presented to the prac-
titioner was. as yet. unattainahle. Many of the
theories presented for the destruction of the
microbe which caused disease would. if acted
upon. first kill the patient and then, doubtless,
dest troy the microbe. Doctors should emanci--
pate themselves from the improved theories of
the present well as the unfounded dogmas of
the past.
The Professor was rendered vote of thanks
for his paper. The general session then ad-
journed for the day.
Dr. Cyrus Edison, of New York city. read a
paper before the section of diseases of children
entitled THE Milk Supply of Cities" Dr. Henry
Day. of London, read a paper on Headaches in
Children, and their Relation to Mental Train
ing. He held that pubic-school children should
be separated into classes by medical experts. and
their studies regulated according to their physi-
cal condition and temperaments.
Dr. NJ. Richardson, of Boston, read a paper
before the section surgery ''The Possi-
biity of Operations the Ozipaeus Through
the Stomach. Shown by Dssections." A
number of papers of a technical character were
read by distinguished surgeons. DIR. Whit
marsh. of London. in paper before the section
on general medicine. expressed his well-known
views in opposition to the Pasteur treatment
Dr. j. A Oclernony, of Kentucky. read pa
per 1.-The Natural History of Disease" be-
fore the section on general medicine. and Dr.
D. T. Crothers, of Connecticut, paper on
"Inebriety Disease
DR.. Murphy. the Irish physician who wrote
letter rendering his resignation a member of
the congress, has Withdrawn the letter In view
of an explanation given by Dr. Hamilton.